Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-28


the fraud, and that such fraud had been
cousummated by the abstraction of thi-
lnterpolated and interlned copy from the
files OF the Patent Office, and the substi-
tuition for IL of clean copy some time be-
tween 1879, when the transcript used in
the Dowd case was made, and 1895, when
it was discovered that his transcript had
disappeared and a clean copy purporting
to be the original had been put in its
place.
THE MAIN RELIANCE.
Mr.. HilPs charges of fraud rested
mainly upon the second document above
referred tO-the interpOlated and inter-
lined transcript OF the Bell specifications
which had been obtained from the Patent
Once in 1873, and used as an exhibit in
the Dowd case IN the United States Cir
cut Court for the District of Massacnu-
setts. This transcript, he SAID, was
copy of the BELL specifications as they
were then on file in the Patent Office,
and was certified as correct by the Com
missioner OF Patents. 1t contained 80
changes and lnterineatiOns which, Mr..
Hill said, "correspond SO curIOusly to
the George Brown copy as TO leave no
room for doubt that the ORIGINAL Patent
Office specifications cOrrespouded with
the George Brown copy entirely" Mr..
Hill gave various examples OF
changes and interlineauons, such
as the substitution OF the word
mote" for "tone;" wire" for circuit"
etc. When ne closed his argument
be seemed to have made out fairly
strong case, provided it WAS true that the
lnterlined aud altered copy OF the Bell
specifications set forth as an exhibit In
the Dowd case was really the true and
exact copy OF the original then in 1879
on file in the Patent Office. MIR. Hill
maintained that it was, and pointed to
t1e fact that 1t was copy duly and otf-
cIally certified, interlineations and all,
sToRRow's REPLY.
Mr.. Hill took his seat shortly after
O'Clock and Mr.. Storrow rose to reply
for the American Bell Telephone Com
pany, and in defense OF Prof. Bell, who
has thus been accused of theft, bribery,
perjury and falsifcatiou and the destruc-
tijn OF official documents. MIR. StOrrOW
began speaking quietly and deliber-
ately without the least manifestation
OF excitement or uneasiness, and
devoted himself first to an attempt to
snow that such changes as had been made
in Prof. BelPs specifications after the
George Brown copy had been sent to Eng
land were changes which he had per ect
legal right to make; that they were made
In due Time. and tnaJ they had no rela-
tiOn whatever to the GRAY caveat, but
ent thinking. He then took up the sub
Ject OF the interlined and interpolated
copy OF Prof. Bells specitcaIiOns, which
Mr.. Hill alleged had been obtained in it's
present shape from the Patent Office in
1879, and upon which the charges OF fraud
had been mainly based. Mr.. Storrow
said be could explain to the court in a
very few words the origin of the
so-called changes, IuterineatiOns
and interpretations in this docu-
ment, upon the strength s. of which
Prot Bell had been charged with
bribery aud perjury ard talslticat0n.
Nv hen" sand MT StOrrOw, - was pre-
pairing for the argument in the DOwd case,
~ hich was pending in the United States
Circuit Court for the district of Massa-
chusetts, it became necessary for me to
prepare the specifications contained in
Prof. Bells application for a patent with
the specifications sent to England by
George Brown for the purpose OF obtain
ing patent in that country, ] sent to
the Patent Office and obtained a certified
copy of the Bell specifications In tae form
in which they then were made, and
always have been on file there.
THE DETERMINATIONS.
Il began comparing this certified COPY
with toe George Brown specifications
and tor my own convenience | noted
oON II anu lultI1luGu DSuCIl on Jue CEF-
titled copy variations from it which
found in the George Brown specifica-
tiOnS, which were earlier in point OF time.
Atterward it became necessary to put
the certified copy OF the original Bell
specifications IN evidence as an exhibit
IN the Dowd case, and put in this pen
ell marked, annotated and interlined
copy without thinking to erase the pencil
marks. The cOmpOsltor set it up and 1t
Afl u -
which it stood, pencil marks and all, the
penciled variations taken from the George
Brown copy being put In brackets or
otherwise disposed OF accOrding to the
printers discretion. The document thus
stands in the record Of the Dowd case,
which has been incorporated in the
record OF one OF the other cases.
SUBMITTED IN COURT.
II therefore made myself and for nv
own convenience the changes, iuterlinea-
tions and inlerpoliatlOns In this dOcu-
nent which have been used by the coun-
sci on the other slde to support the charge
OF fraud. The original speclhcatiOns now
on file IN the Patent Office are the same
which have always been there, and as
your honOrs Will see from certified pho
tographic copy which / now submit there
are no changes or interlIneations IN
them"
THIS announcement produced a pro-
found sensation in the court room and
there was "a buzz OF laukhter and COM
ment which caused the Assistant Marshal
to rap his gavel. The Clerk OF the United
States Circuit Court for the District OF
Massachusetts was in court with the
ori1inal document in question, and it
was submitted to the justices OF the 81
preme Court for inspection. Mr.. Stor-
row continued his argument until the
court adjourned at O'Clock, but con
fined himself TO the merits OF the case
without any further reference to the al
legged frauds. 1t is understood hat he
will occupy the whole OF tomorrow with
a continuation of the opening argument
for the Bell Company.
BaItimorc's Trunk Mystery Solved.
NEW YORK Jan. 21=The Baltimnrn